Savannah's 'haunted past' featured in latest episode of popular ghost stories podcast, 'Lore'

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Feb 20, 2018 at 12:00 PM

Zach Dennis

We in Savannah know about its haunted past, but it looks like the nation is taking recognition in the form of a very popular podcast.

The Lore podcast, which is ranked among the top 100 podcasts on iTunes, featured Savannah in its most recent episode, titled "Dark Imports." The episode, which runs around 35 minutes long, looked at four famous ghost stories from the Hostess City.

The first was the story of the Stark-Minis duel in Savannah's City Hotel in 1832, which ended with the death of James Stark at the hand Philip Minis. As the story goes, Stark's ghost still haunts the building to this day, which is now the home of Moon River Brewing Co. on Bay Street.

The second story was of the Sorrel-Weed House, located on the corner of Bull and Harris Streets, and the ghosts that are said to haunt its grounds. The third story is of Alice Riley and Richard White, and the first murder in Georgia that led to the supposed hauntings in Wright Square, which were featured on a TV ghost hunters show last year.

The final story follows Samuel Hamilton and the ghost sightings at the Hamilton-Turner Inn on Abercorn Street.